Beautiful landscapes, amazing culinary delicacies, fashion, arts and history, culture, and La Dolce Vita… Italy -- the enchanting country -- has it all! For ages the Bel Paese has been a destination everybody longs for, a wish of tourists and travelers all over the world, and a gem that poets and artists described and mentioned in their...

Italian immigrant children at Ellis Island in 1908 More than four million Italians came to America between 1880 and 1920. Among many of these immigrants were our ancestors. Each immigrant that left Italy also left behind an entire family and each of these families has a story to tell. Through a bit of online research and letter writing you can...

If you walk down the main street of Ostia Antica, just outside Rome, you’ll be transported 2,000 years back in time to an ancient Roman world. Whether it’s the ruts in the paved road where horse-drawn carts laden with imported grain once trundled, or the beautiful black and white mosaics set into the pavements, signposting the old fishmonger...

Standing at a colossal 17 feet tall, the gleaming white statue of Michelangelo's David, slingshot in hand ready to do battle, dominates Florence’s Piazza della Signoria. It draws millions of tourists every year even though it’s just a copy. The original, expertly chiselled by master Renaissance sculptor Michelangelo, nestles safely in a...

With over 3000 years of history Rome is the perfect destination for a cultural getaway. The headline acts of the Colosseum, St Peter’s and the Sistine Chapel are perennial favorites. But if you fancy getting off the beaten track, away from the crowds, there are plenty of other absolutely fascinating places to explore, each adding its own chapter...